3 h. ago Drug companies to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle Plavix blood thinner lawsuit

HONOLULU (AP) — Pharmaceutical companies have agreed to pay Hawaii $700 million to settle its lawsuit over the efficacy and safety of the blood thinner Plavix, the state attorney general’s office announced Friday. A court ruling last year ordered Bristol Myers Squibb Company and three U.S.-based subsidiaries of French pharmaceutical company Sanofi to pay a […]

Economics

5 h. ago Gary Bettman optimiste quant à la prochaine convention collective

La LNH et le syndicat se sont déjà entendus sur les montants du plafond salarial pour les trois prochaines saisons.

Other

6 h. ago Google will pay Texas $1.4B to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission

Google will pay $1.4 billion to Texas to settle claims the company collected users’ data without permission, the state’s attorney general announced Friday. In 2022, Attorney General Ken Paxton sued Google, saying the search giant collected millions of biometric identifiers, including voiceprints and records of face geometry, through its products and services like Google Photos, […]

Economics

6 h. ago Pembina Pipeline Corporation Reports Voting Results from 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

CALGARY, Alberta — Pembina Pipeline Corporation (“Pembina” or the “Company”) (TSX: PPL; NYSE: PBA) reported the voting results from its annual meeting of shareholders held virtually on May 9, 2025 (the “Meeting”). Each of the matters voted upon at the Meeting is discussed in detail in the Company’s Management Information Circular dated March 20, 2025 […]

Other

6 h. ago AbCellera Presents Positive Preclinical Data on ABCL575 at the 2025 SID Annual Meeting

ABCL575 is a novel, half-life extended anti-OX40L monoclonal antibody that is being developed for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) In preclinical studies, ABCL575 shows potent inhibition of inflammatory pathways, favorable in vivo pharmacokinetics (PK), and potential for less frequent dosing compared to a clinical benchmark VANCOUVER, British Columbia — AbCellera (Nasdaq: ABCL) today […]

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6 h. ago Rennie lays off 31 employees, cites uncertain real estate market and 'structural' change

Condo-marketing mogul Bob Rennie's company said it needed to reduce its head office from 123 to 92 people in a time of uncertainty

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9 h. ago Hudson’s Bay garnered 17 bids in process to find new owner for retailer, assets: docs

TORONTO — A new court filing shows a process meant to find a new owner for Hudson’s Bay and its assets has yielded 17 bids. A report filed Friday by Alvarez & Marsal, a court monitoring firm guiding Canada’s oldest company through creditor protection, does not name the bidders but says the offers were made […]

Other

9 h. ago Mexico sues Google for renaming Gulf of Mexico as ‘Gulf of America’

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum had previously threatened Google with a lawsuit over the relabelling of the Gulf of Mexico.

Technology

9 h. ago Vital Battery Metals Announces Effective Date of Name Change to Aventis Energy Inc.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, May 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Vital Battery Metals Inc. (“Vital” or the “Company”) (CSE: VBAM | OTC: VBAMF | FRA: C0O), announces that effective Tuesday, May 13, 2025, the Company’s name will change to “Aventis Energy Inc.”. The Company’s common shares will begin trading on the Canadian Securities Exchange on May 13, 2025 under the new […]

Other

9 h. ago Telus CEO decries ‘race to the bottom’ through price matching with competitors

The chief executive of Telus Corp. says there’s more the company can do to attract new customers without necessarily having to lower prices to match its competitors. President and CEO Darren Entwistle said Friday he was encouraged by Telus’s performance in its first quarter as it added 218,000 net new customers, up around 9,000 compared […]

Economics

10 h. ago Lorne Gunter: Alberta NDP also has ties to company at centre of health

Hmm. Curious. I remember being a little surprised by the NDP’s over-the-top reaction to allegations levelled against the UCP government by former Alberta Health Services (AHS) CEO, Athana Mentzelopoulos, in a lawsuit she brought against the government back in February. Mentzelopoulos’s allegations were serious but unproven. She claimed she was wrongfully dismissed by the government […]

Economics

10 h. ago Most Canadians would now rather road trip at home than go to the U.S.

Travel to the U.S. from Canada is declining, as many Canadians are treating the U.S.-Canada border as a "Do Not Enter" sign amidst the ongoing tariff war.A new survey from the Tire and Rubber Association of Canada (TRAC) shows a huge drop in planned vehicle travel to the U.S.With summer road trip season just around the corner, 88 per cent of Canadians said they would rather travel within the country than visit the U.S.Only eight per cent of drivers said that they still planned to cross the border at the time of the survey.The TRAC survey results align with recent data from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP). In March, 900,000 fewer visitors crossed the border by car from Canada to the U.S. than in the same month last year.The online national survey of 1,000 drivers also revealed that 51 per cent of respondents have already cancelled road trips to the U.S. planned for this year.Air and water travel has also been affected by the waning Cana...

Transport

10 h. ago Air Canada lowers financial forecast as U.S. bookings fall sharply amid trade war

MONTREAL — Air Canada lowered its financial forecast for the year as travellers continue to shy away from trips to the United States amid cross-border tensions, pushing the country’s largest airline to hunt for demand elsewhere. The company’s transborder bookings have dropped at least 13 per cent — “in the low teens” — for the […]

Economics

10 h. ago White House downplays North American auto industry’s concerns about U.K. trade deal

WASHINGTON — The White House is downplaying the North American automobile industry’s claim that U.S. President Donald Trump’s new trade deal with the United Kingdom could make the sector less competitive. The preliminary deal announced Thursday would drop tariffs on U.K. automobiles to 10 per cent for a quota of 100,000 vehicles. The American Automotive […]

Economics

10 h. ago Mexico sues Google for labeling Gulf of Mexico as ’Gulf of America’

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico has sued tech giant Google over its labelling of the Gulf of Mexico as the Gulf of America, a change made by U.S. President Donald Trump via executive order, Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said Friday. Sheinbaum did not provide details of the lawsuit during her daily press briefing, but said […]

Technology

10 h. ago Stellantis nears CEO decision with U.S. boss a top contender

Stellantis’ market cap peaked over US$93 billion in 2024, placing the company among the world’s most valuable automakers

Other

11 h. ago Mogo to Participate in the D. Boral Capital Inaugural Global Conference

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Mogo Inc. (NASDAQ:MOGO) (TSX:MOGO) (“Mogo” or the “Company”), a digital wealth and payments business, today announced that it will be participating in the D. Boral Capital Inaugural Global Conference on May 14, 2025 which is being held in New York. Greg Feller, President & Co-founder, will be hosting one-on-one meetings at […]

Culture

11 h. ago Vancouver real estate firm lays off staff amid ‘challenging’ market

In an email to employees on Thursday, rennie president Greg Zayadi said it was a difficult day for everyone at the company. They laid off 31 members of staff.

Economics

11 h. ago Nutrien Announces Mark Thompson as a Speaker at the BMO Farm to Market Conference

SASKATOON, Saskatchewan — Nutrien Ltd. (TSX and NYSE: NTR) announced today that Mr. Mark Thompson, Nutrien’s Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be speaking at the BMO Farm to Market Conference on Thursday, May 15 at 11:00am EDT. The fireside chat will be video cast and available on the Company’s website at […]

Culture

13 h. ago Golfe de l’Amérique: le Mexique poursuit Google pour le changement de nom du golfe du Mexique dans Google Maps

Le Mexique a lancé des poursuites contre Google pour avoir changé le nom du golfe du Mexique dans l’application Google Maps.

Technology